Africa: Lower-middle income vs Caribbean: Potential labour force rate
Potential labour force rate over time
- Africa: Lower-middle income
- Caribbean
How they compare
Caribbean currently reports 8.73 against 6.5 in Africa: Lower-middle income, a difference of 2.23.
That makes Caribbean's figure about 1.3 times Africa: Lower-middle income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 19th and Caribbean ranks 16th of 87 groups.
Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa: Lower-middle income | Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.25 | 9.48 | 3.23 | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 6.35 | 8.78 | 2.43 | Caribbean |
| 2020s | 6.74 | 8.91 | 2.17 | Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher potential labour force rate, Africa: Lower-middle income or Caribbean?
- Caribbean, at 8.73 against 6.5 in Africa: Lower-middle income as of 2027.
- What is the difference in potential labour force rate between Africa: Lower-middle income and Caribbean?
- 2.23, with Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa: Lower-middle income and Caribbean?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2027.
- How do Africa: Lower-middle income and Caribbean rank globally for potential labour force rate?
- Africa: Lower-middle income ranks 19th and Caribbean ranks 16th of 87 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Labour Organization, published as Potential labour force rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. The potential labour force refers to persons not in employment who express an interest in this form of work but for whom existing conditions limit their active job search and/or their availability. This group is used to calculate alternative measures of labour underutilization. For more information, refer to the Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.